(Alamy, 2020)

Fast Facts

Here are 15 Fast Facts about Japan!

• The capital city is Tokyo.
• The population of country as of this writing is 126,612,158 people (Worldmeter.com, 2020).
  
• The language they speak in Japan is Japanese.
• The current type of government is the constitutional monarchy with a prime minister and emperor. 
• The current prime minister is Shinzo Abe and the current Emperor is Naruhito. 
• The currency used is yen (Mancini, 2013).
  
• To enter Japan, documentation that Canadians require include a regular Canadian passport that must be valid for the expected duration of your stay in Japan. You don't need a visa for stays up to 90 days.
• Other entry documents you'll need includes an onward or return ticket, confirmed accommodation arrangements, proof of sufficient funds for your stay. 
• One thing to keep in mind is that Japanese officials will photograph and fingerprint all visitors upon arrival.
• Keep up to date with all routine vaccines and others including but not limited to hepatitis B, influenza, Japanese encephalitis, measles, tick-borne encephalitis, typhoid, and rubella which is currently having an outbreak in Japan.
• Practise safe food and water precautions (Boil it, cook it, peel it, or leave it). 
• Take precautions against insect bites since some spread diseases (Government of Canada, 2020).
  
• The main religions followed in Japan are Shinto and Buddhism.
• Japan's main airline is Japan Airlines. The IATA Code is JL.
• They have two international airports in Tokyo: Narita International Airport  and Haneda Airport. The IATA codes for both respectively are NRT and HND (Mancini, 2013)